Virk;
I think you the right point. Nobody in Cambodia has the courage to
change. Hun Sen and the CPP do not have the courage to change because
they know they do not want to upset the existing power structure that
keeps them there. The oppositions do not have the courage to change
because they understand that the road to power is doing the same as the
CPP. It is sad to see so-called western leaning "liberal" politicians
like Kem Sokha and Sam Rainsy to use old viet race card to win votes.
I know it is a lot to ask for individual to change consider that they
barely make enough to live. That is why democracy is not what we can
implant overnight and expect to mature overnight. It takes time and
it takes education, compassion, understanding to make democracy
possible. No one is saying the current Cambodian democracy is finest
in the world, but for it to develop, it takes an educated mass and
developed country. Everyone in Cambodia sees his or her way is the
right way in her own self interest but no one, I mean no one put
country interests first. I do understand why people want to be lok tom
and I do not envy who are. I despite however those have idealistic
pretentious holier than thou crowd do to nothing to help the country
but their lip service and their self interests. Ask ourselves What
have we done lately for Cambodia besides contesting for Kout Aing?
rattanakiri
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear Kon
Khmer, Lok Bun Heang and all,
The "will" of
most government officials to curb corruption in Cambodia is very
little. All of them know that corruption is bad and very dangerous to
Cambodia's survival, but the influence of dollars (money) and
government's "positions" is too powerful. Corruption sinks much deeper
and deeper (than we can realize) into all Cambodian subconscious mind
to the point that most of Cambodians (from all walks of life) don't
know the difference between right and wrong anymore. Cambodian society
today is submerged by this deadly plague.
Many people
have argued that there are corruptions everywhere in the world to
justify evil deeds in Cambodia. But the fact is clear that Cambodia is
among the worst countries in the world that is run for so long by
corrupted institutions and the government in the open. Everyone knows
it, sees it, hear it and yet decides to go on with it and does
very little to stop it... Many people voted for the same individuals
and political parties in the last general election to run Cambodia
again. Why? Because most of Cambodians are corrupted in/at every levels
of Cambodian society. The "haves" paid to the have-nots to vote for
them and the have-nots accepted the payments (in many different forms)
and kept on voting for the same rulers-- the ones who have more money
and power. In the eyes of the laws, the bribers and those who accept
bribes are equally wrong and therefore, in reality, neither one of the
groups will have the courage to change.
In politics,
those who seriously oppose "corruption" and want to lead to curb it
have to be clean themselves. Leaders of all opposition parties need to
be clean and have the will to stop corruption and/evil doers within
their own circle of leadership and infrastructures. Lip servicing is
not going to work. In addition, the people who support the
oppositions with all resources and from all sources need to be vigilant
and demand that their organizations are clean. Clarity and transparency
must be provided before any assistance can be continued and given.
It is hard
for a "toad frog" to successfully sell medications to cure skin
diseases.
Have a good
weekend.
Virak
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In a message
dated 9/7/2008 12:58:16 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Dearest Khmers. Esp, all Khmers who have Khmer spirit in their heart ,
but not any Khmers who have evil and brutal heart in their mind.
I have read a newspaper article from the Cambodia Daily issued Monday,
August 25, 2008 and realized that a long-awaited anti-corruption
[draft law] has been finalized and will be given to the NA shortly the
fouth government is formed next month. I am sure to believe that no
one believe in what Cambodian government do nowaday. The government
has made many promises to this to do that but everything seems still
be the same, nothing has been improved to be better. I have lived in
my nation country since I was born. One big severe and cardinal
suffering to myself is a liar from my leaders for serveral regimes.
My country leaders they are the smartest liar to their own nation and
people. I still don't know and reveal that how long more...more they
might change their mind to show that they have the real Khmer spirit
in their mind. The way to convince all Kon Khmer who are poor of
education, igorance of their own belief and awkwardness that has been
absorbed in their mind for many centries that still be the big
problem to be cheated by their evil leaders for centuries.
Infact, I was born form cow dung in a very small rural countryside in
Takeo Province, and I moved to find education in Phnom Penh with a
very hard and lonely life. I worked as a builder to earn some money to
support my school fee. Life has been suffered , so I have to struggle
in order to achieve my ultimate goals that I had set when I was young.
I promised to my parents that I would be a high educated person and
become a useful person to my nation and people. In fact, I can achieve
my purpose.
In such a thing, I have learned that there are many primary causes
which all Khmer leaders they have never thought and renovated to help
Khmers and this gold land, but their own power and help to obey and
bown down their head to support the neighboring countries.
I am very serious to have talk about Khmer society for this recent
decade.
I wonder when all Khmer leaders show their Khmer spirit mind to
develop their nation and overcome their neighboring enemies.
There are corruptions almost everywhere in Cambodian starting from the
higher -ranking official to the lowest ranking- official in the
government but it seems to be their stony culture in this small
society.
When I travelled somewhere in cambodia I even heard a young Cambodian
people talking together about corruption corruption corruption in
their community. All Khmers seem to be beggers in the whole county.
Khmer farmers beg for food, clothes, and almost everything from their
local leaders. On the other hand, all Khmer leaders from many
centuries have been the popular beggers in Southeast Asia Pacific.
Eh....I am very shy and very sorry.
I as well as other Kon Khmer doubt how much debt that we have owed
to the other countries.
Cambodia is a rich natural country in Southeast Asia Pacific,
according to the ancient history known as Funan. During that time
Khmer kingdom was a prosperous nation in this mainland. But there long
after centuries why this rich nation has poorer and poorer? Who
have made this rich nation become poorer and poorer , weaker and
weaker?
I think that the primitive reason which has made this kingdom
become poorer and poorer and smaller and smaller nation because of the
lack of leadership of the leaders of this nation for centuries.
The way the Khmer leaders think are power , own family property,
partisanism, power challenge and evil heart they have.
My suggestion to the fouth mandate government, I think that all
khmer leaders should practice anti- corruption law first of all other
khmer people. You should think that you are the first Cambbodian who
must show up your great mind to love your nation.
The way that is the best belief is that you should declare your
assets to all khmer people to know what kinds of assets you have
owned. In such a thing I and all other Khmer might believe what you
all are doing now.
This way is assuring that all of you have Khmer spirit in your ming
and it can help to develop our country like other countries in the
world.
Eliminating the corruption acitivities from your high-ranking
officials is the primitive factor to show that all of you love and be
honest to Khmer nation and people.
It is enough for you all to eat everything from Kon Khmers. Stop
cheating Khmer. Stop stealing Khmer properties, and Stop bowing down
your head to obey the neighboring enemical countries.
Buddha had taught all his followers to know the five precept
prohibitions:
1. prohibit killing
2. prohibit stealing
3. prohibit sexual disbehavior
4. prohibit harmful language
5. prohibit the use of intoxican or druken wine
>From Kon Khmer to all Khmer leaders and other Khmers to take consider!
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